Parsnip 
See Page 3 for proper preparation of 
the seed bed. 
Market Growers’ Prices, Page 100. 
Plant Vs oz. to 100 feet of drill; 3 lbs. per acre. All root crops do best 
in loose rich, sandy loam soil, but will do well in any that is reasonably 
rich and deep if plowed or spaded to a good depth. Avoid stony soil as 
this will cause poorly shaped roots. Drill in rows 18 to 24 inches apart. 
Cover the seed Vs inch deep. The 
seeds germinate slowly and re¬ 
quire plenty of moisture. Do not 
allow the soil to become dry as 
germination will be ruined. A 
few lettuce seed mixed with the 
parsnip will come up quickly and 
mark the row so that you can 
cultivate before the parsnips 
come up if necessary. For the 
best quality of roots the ground 
should be kept moist throughout 
the growing season. Parsnips 
are improved by freezing. The 
tops may be removed after kill¬ 
ing frost and the roots stored as 
instructed on page 6. 
Short Thick 
Fully a month 
earlier than 
Hollow 
Crown. Tender, sweet, easy to 
pull. Roots short and thick, about 
2% to 3^/2 inches in diameter, and 
only 6 or 8 inches long at thick¬ 
ened part. Tops only about half 
the size of Hollow Crown. Roots 
fully crowned and rounded on 
top; neck small. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (14 lb., 
S5c) (lb., 75c) (5 lbs., $3.20) 
prepaid. 
Ideal Hollow Crown 
Parsnip Short Thick. 
An improved and desirable sort, 
very productive. Grow enough to 
serve on your table from after the 
first freeze in the fall until late 
spring. Roots large, smooth, white 
skin, uniform in shape, tender and 
of the best quality. Length 12 to 
14 inches, 2% inches thick at the 
shoulder; hollow crowned: uni¬ 
formly tapered. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (Vi lb., 
25c) (lb., 75c) (5 lbs., $,3.20) 
prepaid. 
D. V. Burrell showing how tall Parsnips grow for seed on our Cortez, 
Colorado farms. 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
